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Title: Eraser (1996)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger | |
| James Caan | ... | U.S. Marshal Robert DeGuerin | |
| Vanessa Williams | ... | Lee Cullen | |
| James Coburn | ... | WitSec Chief Beller | |
| Robert Pastorelli | ... | Johnny Casteleone | |
| James Cromwell | ... | William Donohue | |
| Danny Nucci | ... | WitSec Deputy Monroe | |
| Andy Romano | ... | Undersecretary of Defense Daniel Harper | |
| Nick Chinlund | ... | WitSec Agent Calderon | |
| Michael Papajohn | ... | WitSec Agent Schiffer | |
| Joe Viterelli | ... | Tony Two-Toes | |
| Mark Rolston | ... | J. Scar | |
| John Slattery | ... | FBI Agent Corman | |
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Robert Miranda | ... | Frediano |
| Roma Maffia | ... | Claire Isaacs | |
U.S. Marshal deputy John Kruger is one of the toughest Marshals, his methods are to "Erase" The identities of his witnesses he is assigned to protect. Meanwhile, a woman named Lee Cullen who works for a corporation named Cyrez performed an undercover job for the FBI to unveil a top secret weapon which uses an electromagnetic pulse to dispatch targets. Cyrez discovered this about Lee and are now out to kill her, Kruger's job is now to protect Lee so she can testify against Cyrez. But, when Kruger was assigned to perform a job with another Marshal named Robert Deguerin, he discovers that Deguerin is behind some kind of scam that will involve the EM Gun, which will change hands to a Russian criminal if Kruger does not stop them, Kruger must not only protect Lee's life but his own. Written by John Wiggins
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A decade ago, this Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick was fairly hot stuff but I wonder if it would have the impact today since special effects are so much better and we've seen so many of these type of action stories in the past 10 years.
One of Arnold's keys to his successful career in films was simply that his movies were entertaining, and that's why people come to the theaters. High-brow critics often forget that. "Eraser" is a prime example. Entertainment alone is how this particular movie survives since common logic doesn't exist while violence and profanity are overdone. But, despite it's low-brow tastes and stupidity, it's still generally fun to watch if you can put your brain on hold for two hours. It's also fun to hear if you have a nice surround system.
This movie has one of the most outrageous action scenes I've ever seen on film, even to this day: one in which Arnold hangs from the outside of a jet airplane, finally lets go, free-falls to catch his parachute that had been ripped off, and then has to worry about the jet plane which had circled around and was going to smash him!!
The audio came into play nicely each time the super rifle that was featured in the movie was shot. Vanessa Williams plays the female lead satisfactorily and James Caan is very effective as the villain. Robert Pastorelli and James Coburn also add to the fun. A few laughs along the way help this no-brainer to become even more entertaining.